Center on Monday sought the services of Chief Secretary, Officer of West Bengal to report in Delhi.

The Center on Friday sought the services of West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay and asked the state government to immediately relieve the officer with instructions to report in Delhi on Monday. Bandyopadhyay, a 1987 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, was scheduled to retire on 31 May after completing his first 60 years of age. However, he was given a three-month extension. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that she has been given an extension for a period of three months. Banerjee wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 12, requesting Bandyopadhyay to extend the service for at least six months, given his experience of dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic. In a release to the state government, The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the placement of Bandyopadhyay’s services with the Government of India in accordance with the provisions of Rule 6(1) of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre), the Personnel Ministry said on Friday. Rules, 1954, with immediate effect. Accordingly, the request from the State Government

It is to release the officer with immediate effect and instruct him to report to the Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi by 10 am on May 31, 2021. ” The rule states that a cadre officer can be deputed for service under the Central Government or any other State Government with the consent of the respective State Governments and the Central Government. “Provided that in case of any disagreement, the matter shall be decided by the Central Government and the State Government or the State Governments concerned shall give effect to the decision of the Central Government,” it says. Bandyopadhyay took over as Chief Secretary of West Bengal after Rajiv Sinha retired in September last year. .